If you are like most road cycling enthusiasts, you take your cycling seriously. You want to know how your bike components work and you know when something isn’t right. This collection of recent stories takes you to the next step of setting up shop to adjust and repair your bike and will put you in positon to assemble your next

It happens around this time each year but is focused on what’s happening all the time. More than ever you take to the roads, enlivening the spirits of the regulars. Some break from your normal routines to join in. For others, it brings added meaning to what you do throughout the year at home, at work or on the road.

A couple weeks back, one of my riding buddies and I went out for a 40 miler. Dave had gotten bored of his regular route and asked if we could do something different. I hadn’t been out with him for a few weeks but knew exactly what he was talking about. So we put together pieces of things we both

Here’s the story of one of my more interesting trips to the local bike shop. What’s one of yours? Whenever I head into a local bike shop, I try to find a salesman I haven’t talked with before and ask what gear is moving well. His answer gives me a sense for what customers are looking for or what

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